Emmy-Winning Producer to Film UMW Philharmonic Concerts for PBS Special
The University of Mary Washington Philharmonic Holiday POPS concerts, “A Down-Home Christmas,” will be filmed for a PBS holiday special by four-time Emmy-winning producer Jim Brown. The concerts will...
View ArticleUMW Music Ensembles Perform this Summer
The University of Mary Washington Faculty Brass Quintet performs during a Memorial Day observance in 2011 (courtesy of The Free Lance-Star) Three music ensembles from the University of Mary Washington...
View ArticleUMW Philharmonic Featured in PBS Holiday Special
The University of Mary Washington Philharmonic Orchestra makes its PBS debut in the holiday special “A Fiddler’s Holiday,” set to air on PBS stations across the country throughout the holiday season....
View ArticleUMW Philharmonic Presented “Young at Heart” Concert
The University of Mary Washington Philharmonic Orchestra presented its season finale performance on Saturday, April 20. The concert, “Young at Heart,” featured popular classics for all ages and began...
View ArticleUMW Philharmonic Director Elected National VP of Orchestra Association
Kevin Bartram, director of the University of Mary Washington Philharmonic Orchestra, has been voted national vice president of the College Orchestra Directors Association (CODA). CODA is the world’s...
View ArticleUMW Philharmonic Closes Season with Spring Concert, April 25
The University of Mary Washington Philharmonic Orchestra’s “happy ENDINGS” concert will close this year’s season on Friday, April 25. The concert, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in Dodd Auditorium, will...
View ArticleUMW Philharmonic Hosts Holiday Pops Concert
The University of Mary Washington Philharmonic will host its annual Holiday Pops Concert, “Home for the Holidays,” on Thursday, Dec. 4 and Friday, Dec. 5. UMW Philharmonic Holiday Pops Concert...
View ArticleUMW Philharmonic Launches New Children’s Concert Series
The University of Mary Washington Philharmonic Orchestra is launching a new major concert series for children, the “Fiddlestix Summer Concert Series.” The series will bring world-class children’s...
View ArticleUMW Philharmonic Opens 44th Season
The UMW Philharmonic opens its 44th season on Saturday, Oct. 18, with a tribute to composer Leonard Bernstein. Jamie Bernstein The performance, narrated by Bernstein’s daughter Jamie, will take place...
View ArticleUMW Philharmonic Receives National Endowment
The University of Mary Washington Philharmonic has received a $2,850 grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts that will bring the Richmond Ballet to...
View ArticleUMW to Host Pianist Michael Feinstein
Legendary crooner and pianist Michael Feinstein will perform for the University of Mary Washington Philharmonic’s annual Celebrity Concert Series on Saturday, March 14 in George Washington Hall’s Dodd...
View ArticleUMW Receives $1.25 Million Gift for Amphitheater Restoration
A $1.25 million pledge from a University of Mary Washington alumna has moved the university closer to its $3-million fundraising goal to restore its historic amphitheater. Josephine and Donald Heslep...
View ArticleUMW Philharmonic Hosts Richmond Ballet
The University of Mary Washington Philharmonic will host the Richmond Ballet for the conclusion of its 2014-15 season on Friday, April 24. Richmond Ballet dancers in Ancient Airs and Dances by Stoner...
View ArticleLocal Business Owner Receives Philharmonic’s Citizen Salute
Local business owner Jerry Ulman received the Citizen Salute Award, presented by the University of Mary Washington Philharmonic Orchestra at its April concert. Jerry Ulman First awarded in 1980, the...
View ArticleUMW Philharmonic to Host José Carreras
The University of Mary Washington Philharmonic Orchestra will present a concert featuring legendary tenor José Carreras on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the William M. Anderson Center. José...
View ArticleOpera Star to Speak on Music and the Mind
Acclaimed soprano opera singer Renée Fleming will speak alongside the National Institutes of Health’s Dr. David Jangraw about music and the mind on Monday, Sept. 25, at the University of Mary...
View ArticleUMW Philharmonic Launches New Children’s Concert Series
The University of Mary Washington Philharmonic Orchestra is launching a new major concert series for children, the “Fiddlestix Summer Concert Series.” The series will bring world-class children’s...
View ArticleUMW Philharmonic Opens 44th Season
The UMW Philharmonic opens its 44th season on Saturday, Oct. 18, with a tribute to composer Leonard Bernstein. The performance, narrated by Bernstein’s daughter Jamie, will take place at 7:30 p.m. in...
View ArticleUMW Philharmonic Hosts Holiday Pops Concert
The University of Mary Washington Philharmonic will host its annual Holiday Pops Concert, “Home for the Holidays,” on Thursday, Dec. 4 and Friday, Dec. 5. Both concerts will take place at 7:30 p.m. in...
View ArticleUMW Philharmonic Receives National Endowment
The University of Mary Washington Philharmonic has received a $2,850 grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts that will bring the Richmond Ballet to...
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